Combination-weapon.



S. MACHUGA.

COMBINATION WEAPON.

APPLICATION HLED JUNE 30. I916.

Patented Nov. 14, 1916.

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. PHOTO-Linda. WASNIN STEFAN MACHUGA, OF DENVER, COLORADO.

COMBINATION-WEAPON.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 14, 1916.

Application filed June 30, 1916. Serial N 0. 106,848.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, STEFAN MAGHUGA, a subject of the King of Hungary, residing at Denver, in the county of Denver and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combination-\Veapons, of which the following is a specification.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a combined sword and pistol which are either simultaneouslyor separately operable, the arrangement being such that an adjustable hilt portion of the sword is adaptable as an extension grip or handle of the pistol.

A further object of the device is the provision of a combination weapon employable either as a sword or a pistol, shiftable means being readily operated for affording instant use of the device as either form of weapon desired.

A still further object is to provide a weapon having a sword blade arranged with a hilt to be grasped by the user, a portion of the hilt serving as an aid in grasping the handle of the pistol in the operation thereof.

With these general objects in view and others that will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawing and then claimed.

In the drawing forming a part of this application and in which like designating characters refer to corresponding parts throughout the several views :Figure 1 is a side elevation of the device with the grip extension illustrated by dotted lines in its operative position. Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof. Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional view taken upon line IIIIII of Fig. 1, and Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the adjustable grip and hilt member detached.

Referring more in detail to the drawing, the device broadly consists of a sword 10 having a body portion 11, a blade 12 and a hilt 13 arranged with a pistol here illustrated in the form of a revolver l4 permanently secured to the sword body 11 and with the barrel 15 thereof positioned in the same longitudinal direction as the sword blade 12.

The revolver 1a is provided with the usual revolving cartridge magazine or chamber 16 which is accommodated on the side thereof adjacent the body 11 by means of a perforation 17 extending through the said body and within which perforation the magazine l6 freely turns. The cartridges are readily inserted into the magazine 16 rearwardly of the revolver upon releasing a swinging guard 18 carried by the latter.

The handle or grip 19 of the revolver projects beneath the body 11 of the sword at a point adjacent the inner end of the hilt 13 while the trigger 20 is readily accessible beneath the sword body 11 and the hammer 21 is free to operate at one side of the body -11. The blade 12 may be removably carried by the forward end of the body 11 secured thereto by screws 22 if desired, while the revolver is secured to the said body by means of a strap 23 surrounding the barrel 15 and by a screw 24:. A combined grip extension and hilt reinforcing portion 25 of channel bar formation substantially U- shaped in cross section is hinged by means of spaced angular lugs 26 at one end thereof to the inner end of the hilt 13. The member 25 is positioned engaging the hilt 13 when the device is desired for use as a sword and thereby gives a better gripping surface than the hilt 13 when employed alone while the pistol grip 19 acts in the manner of a guard for the hand at the inner end of the hilt. \Vhen it is desired to use the revolver 14 for shooting purposes, the extension member 25 is swung downwardly to the position illustrated by dotted lines in Fig. l, the same then lying adjacent at one side of the grip 19 and extending from the free end thereof forming an extension grip and providing a convenient handle for the revolver when desired to operate the trigger 20 thereof, the upper portion of the hand of the operator being at such times protected by the hilt 13 between which hilt and the member 25 and handle 19 the operators hand is positioned.

The present arrangement provides the sword 10 that may be readily employed for use while the revolver 14L may also be utilized when found desirable, the barrel 15 being readily sighted for firing with the blade 12 projecting forwardly thereof after the manner of a bayonet.

What I claim as new is 1. A weapon comprising a sword having a body formed with a perforation therethrough and a hilt extending from the rear end of the said body, a revolver fixedly secured to the side of the said body with the cartridge cylinder thereof freely extendingwithin the perforation andwith the grip and trigger of the revolver projecting beneath the said body, and a combined hilt reinforce and grip extension hingedly carried by the said hilt.

:2. A weapon comprising a sword having a body formed with a perforation therethrough and a hilt extending from the rear end of the said body, a revolver fixedly secured to the side of the said body with the cartridge cylinder thereof freely extending within the perforation and with the grip and trigger of the revolver projecting beneath the said body, an elongated extension grip U-shaped in cross'section, spaced angularly projecting lugs at one end of the said extension spanning the inner portion of the said hilt hingedly mounted thereon and adapted for positioning said extension grip at one side of the revolver grip and projecting from the free end of the latter when the device is arranged for use as a fire-arm.

A device of the class described comprising a sword having a body formed with a longitudinally extending blade and with a handle at the opposite ends thereof, a re volver secured to the side of said body with its barrel arranged longitudinally of the sword, with the swordblade in advance of the barrel, the trigger and handle of the revolver projecting beneath the sword, an extension grip for the revolver of channel bar formation hingedly carried by the hilt in spanning relations thereto arranged in grasping relations with respect to the handle and spaced from the said hilt when the device is operatively positioned.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

STEFAN MACHUGA.

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